Free Pro Tips to Improve Your Gravel Riding // w. Bruce Dalton

Looking to improve your gravel riding technique on the bike? You're in the right place. Team Spectra's Bruce Dalton takes us through some free tips to being a better gravel rider.

0:00 Intro
0:17 Touch points
2:42 The monkey position
3:14 Mental state
4:20 Use your head!
5:24 Bike setup tips
6:24 Tire pressure
7:34 Keep em rotors clean
8:42 Group riding tips
9:45 Thanks for watching!

Got any questions drop them in the comments and we'll get you a PRO answer!

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Any of these free tips useful for you? or even better have any tips to share of your own?!?

[jonc.]

Pretty happy to have come from a MTB background. Gravel is like MTB for toddlers, but it seems to mystify the road guys quite a bit lol

[DaneKromer]

It’s worth noting that on gravel, finding the good line often makes a huge difference. This often negates the advantages of drafting, especially in a cross-wind. Group dynamics have to adjust accordingly.

[dsheldo]

More pressure on rough stuff? Always heard that you'd go lower pressure to soak it up and maintain traction.

[noels]

Great tips I like the monkey wiggle :-). Also if I may, use a full-face helmetlike they use in mtb - since forward projection of rider in gravel is more likely w washboards, ruts which may cause instantaneous stoppage and projection. We’re in “mtb land’ now, so mtb gear (full face helmet, elbow padding, etc)

[spotdBS]

As I live and learn i see how corporate greed and their marketing sellouts/tools will pitch anything and unintelligently rationalize concepts and facts to profit off of the gullible trend zombies. ALL misleading a side, if you want an excellent paved or off road biking experience get the bike that was scientifically designed for the category.